editorNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Wade Goodwyn is a NPR National Desk Correspondent covering Texas and the surrounding states.Reporting for NPR since 1991, Goodwyn covers a wide range of issues from politics and music to breaking news and crime and punishment. His reports have ranged from weather calamities, religion, and corruption, to immigration, obituaries, business, and high profile court cases. Texas has it all, and Goodwyn has covered it.Over the last 15 years, Goodwyn has reported on many of the nation's top stories. He's covered the implosion of Enron, the trials of Jeff Skilling and Kenneth Lay, and the prosecution of polygamist Warren Jeffs. Goodwyn's reporting has included the siege of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, and the trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols in Denver. He covered the Olympic Games in Atlanta and the school shootings in Paducah Ky., Jonesboro, Ark., and Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo.Among his most recent work hasNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Wade GoodwynMon, 12 Sep 2016 11:34:44 +0000Wade Goodwynhttp://krwg.org
Wade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.'Come From Away' Musical Tells Story Of Resilience After 9/11http://krwg.org/post/come-away-musical-tells-story-resilience-after-911
122267 as http://krwg.orgThu, 08 Sep 2016 20:37:00 +0000'Come From Away' Musical Tells Story Of Resilience After 9/11Wade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Dallas Police Chief David Brown Announces Retirementhttp://krwg.org/post/dallas-police-chief-david-brown-announces-retirement
121873 as http://krwg.orgThu, 01 Sep 2016 20:28:00 +0000Dallas Police Chief David Brown Announces RetirementWade GoodwynIt's been almost a month since Micah Xavier Johnson murdered five Dallas police officers and wounded nine others following a protest march. In the days that followed, the city's white mayor, Mike Rawlings, and black police chief, David Brown, appeared together openly grieving, offering words of consolation and praising the bravery of their officers.In one memorable moment, Brown offered an invitation to the city's young people: "We're hiring, we're hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in. And we'll put you in your neighborhood, we will help you resolve some of the problems you're protesting about."Since then the Dallas Police Department has been getting an average of 40 applications every day.Ironically, in the year before the shooting, Brown had been subject to pointed criticism that he was not a strong enough advocate for the department.Pay is the main issue, and Dallas police officers have been abandoning ship in stunning numbers. Since Oct. 1, 2015, some 219Dallas Police Recruitment Call Answered, But Pay Issues Are A Concernhttp://krwg.org/post/dallas-police-recruitment-call-answered-pay-issues-are-concern
120009 as http://krwg.orgWed, 03 Aug 2016 22:40:00 +0000Dallas Police Recruitment Call Answered, But Pay Issues Are A ConcernWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Law Enforcement Continue Probe Into Deadly Ambush On Dallas Policehttp://krwg.org/post/law-enforcement-continue-probe-deadly-ambush-dallas-police
118541 as http://krwg.orgMon, 11 Jul 2016 22:38:00 +0000Law Enforcement Continue Probe Into Deadly Ambush On Dallas PoliceWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Dallas Attack Special Coverage: 'The City Is Devastated'http://krwg.org/post/dallas-attack-special-coverage-city-devastated
118331 as http://krwg.orgFri, 08 Jul 2016 17:00:00 +0000Dallas Attack Special Coverage: 'The City Is Devastated'Wade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Texans React To Supreme Court's Ruling On State Abortion Lawhttp://krwg.org/post/texans-react-supreme-courts-ruling-state-abortion-law
117663 as http://krwg.orgMon, 27 Jun 2016 22:30:00 +0000Texans React To Supreme Court's Ruling On State Abortion LawWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Landowners And Federal Officials Dispute Red River's Boundarieshttp://krwg.org/post/landowners-and-federal-officials-dispute-red-rivers-boundaries
116362 as http://krwg.orgWed, 08 Jun 2016 09:27:00 +0000Landowners And Federal Officials Dispute Red River's BoundariesWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Texas Conservatives Decry White House Transgender Guidelines For Schoolshttp://krwg.org/post/texas-conservatives-decry-white-house-transgender-guidelines-schools
114839 as http://krwg.orgFri, 13 May 2016 20:27:00 +0000Texas Conservatives Decry White House Transgender Guidelines For SchoolsWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.If There's A Surplus Of Cheap Crude, Why Do Oil Wells Keep Pumping?http://krwg.org/post/if-theres-surplus-cheap-crude-why-do-oil-wells-keep-pumping
114008 as http://krwg.orgMon, 02 May 2016 09:02:00 +0000If There's A Surplus Of Cheap Crude, Why Do Oil Wells Keep Pumping?Wade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Supreme Court Lets Texas Voter ID Law Stand — For Nowhttp://krwg.org/post/supreme-court-lets-texas-voter-id-law-stand-now
113959 as http://krwg.orgSat, 30 Apr 2016 21:08:00 +0000Supreme Court Lets Texas Voter ID Law Stand — For NowWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Despite Federal Court Rulings, Texas' Voter ID Laws Remain In Placehttp://krwg.org/post/despite-federal-court-rulings-texas-voter-id-laws-remain-place
112722 as http://krwg.orgMon, 11 Apr 2016 20:31:00 +0000Despite Federal Court Rulings, Texas' Voter ID Laws Remain In PlaceWade Goodwyn"My friends, it's Saturday night, this is an emergency transmission. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia died earlier today at a ranch outside Big Bend in South Texas. ... The question is, was Anthony Scalia murdered?"So begins conservative talk show host Alex Jones' Internet video. Jones then quickly answered his dramatic query "Has the Bill of Rights and the Constitution been murdered?" Yes, he says, yes they have. Jones' video has been watched more than 400,000 times and served as a national wake-up call for those who can't/won't/don't believe that Scalia died of natural causes."This is the season of treason," Jones says in the broadcast. "This is the time of betrayal. ... We know there is a foreign offshore coup over this country. ... This is hard-core." When law enforcement authorities quickly reported that Scalia's death appeared to be from natural causes, that was a major red flag for Jones. "I wonder if Clarence Thomas will die of a heart attack next week?" he asked,Scalia And Leonard Nimoy: Justice's Death Spurs Conspiracy Theories http://krwg.org/post/scalia-and-leonard-nimoy-justices-death-spurs-conspiracy-theories
108825 as http://krwg.orgTue, 16 Feb 2016 20:35:00 +0000Scalia And Leonard Nimoy: Justice's Death Spurs Conspiracy Theories Wade GoodwynFor the past five years, the Texas Legislature has done everything in its power to defund Planned Parenthood. But it's not so easy to target that organization without hurting family planning clinics around the state generally.Of the 82 clinics that have closed, only a third were Planned Parenthood.Midland Community Healthcare Services Clinic in West Texas is open, and every day it's three lines deep as women file in for treatment. The clinic's 15 examination rooms go full throttle all day but can't come close to satisfying demand. The numbers are harsh. In Texas, just 22 percent of childbearing-age women who qualify for subsidized preventive health care treatment actually get it.The latest family planning predicament began in 2011 when the Republican-dominated Legislature decided it was done, once and for all, funding Planned Parenthood. It eliminated funding for any clinic associated with an abortion provider even if the clinic itself didn't perform abortions. In the process, theTexans Try To Repair Damage Wreaked Upon Family Planning Clinicshttp://krwg.org/post/texas-tries-repair-damage-wreaked-upon-family-planning-clinics
107572 as http://krwg.orgThu, 28 Jan 2016 23:48:00 +0000Texans Try To Repair Damage Wreaked Upon Family Planning ClinicsWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Planned Parenthood Videoshttp://krwg.org/post/grand-jury-indicts-anti-abortion-activists-behind-planned-parenthood-videos
107361 as http://krwg.orgTue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:00 +0000Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Planned Parenthood VideosWade GoodwynCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A musician's life can be difficult. Perhaps no place knows this better than the city of Austin, Texas. It's where thousands of musicians have launched their careers. And for the last 20 years, the city's community of artists has subsidized mental health care for Austin musicians and their families through something called the SIMS Foundation. It's named for one of Austin's young musicians who took his own life. From Austin, NPR's Wade Goodwyn has more.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)WADE GOODWYN, BYLINE: It's a sold-out show at the KLRU studio. Some of Austin's finest musicians are here, on the same soundstage where "Austin City Limits" was filmed for decades. It's a labor of love. They're donating their time to raise money for an organization that attends to their psychological well-being.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CROSSFIRE")SONYA MOORE: (Singing) Day by day, night after night, blinded by the neon lights.GOODWYN: Sonya Moore can turn a StevieFoundation In Austin, Texas, Subsidizes Mental Health Care For Musicianshttp://krwg.org/post/foundation-austin-texas-subsidizes-mental-health-care-musicians
106017 as http://krwg.orgTue, 05 Jan 2016 22:33:00 +0000Foundation In Austin, Texas, Subsidizes Mental Health Care For MusiciansWade GoodwynThat the freshman senator from Texas had a good night onstage at the latest Republican debate surprises nobody anymore — Ted Cruz is poised, articulate and smart. He's gaining ground in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, and he's positioning himself to capture supporters from Donald Trump or Ben Carson, should either falter. There's still a long way to go in this contest, but Cruz and his campaign are well-funded, well-organized and confident in his ability to outlast and overtake his rivals.Cruz's success is rooted in the idea that there's no such thing as too conservative, both inside electoral politics and in governing. Or if need be, not governing — history has shown he is fine with shutting the federal government down if it helps him acquire leverage over the opposition, be it Democrat or Republican. And when he runs for office, nobody gets to the right of Ted Cruz. That's how he's won.The senator likes very much where he is positioned now. In most priorAs His Moderate Rivals Are 'Ripping Each Other Apart,' Ted Cruz Sees An Inhttp://krwg.org/post/his-moderate-rivals-are-ripping-each-other-apart-ted-cruz-sees
102615 as http://krwg.orgThu, 12 Nov 2015 18:59:00 +0000As His Moderate Rivals Are 'Ripping Each Other Apart,' Ted Cruz Sees An InWade GoodwynIn Texas, one of the most conservative right-to-work states in the country, a church-based organization has begun to make headway in enacting a "living wage" for San Antonio city employees.In addition to having no state-mandated minimum wage for the private sector, the Legislature has made it illegal for any Texas city or local jurisdiction to pass its own minimum wage.But after a year of intense organizing and lobbying, the Communities Organized for Public Service and the Metro Alliance (known as COPS/Metro) in September celebrated San Antonio's City Council vote that mandated a $13-an-hour minimum wage for all city employees.COPS/Metro is part of a network of church-based organizations across the country called the Industrial Areas Foundation, which well-known organizer Saul Alinsky established during the 1940s in the Back of the Yards neighborhoods in Chicago. The church-based organizations aren't focused on issues like abortion or marriage. Instead they teach religious and layIn Conservative Town, Faith-Based Group Tackles Minimum Wage Hikehttp://krwg.org/post/conservative-town-faith-based-group-tackles-minimum-wage-hike
102397 as http://krwg.orgMon, 09 Nov 2015 23:08:00 +0000In Conservative Town, Faith-Based Group Tackles Minimum Wage HikeWade GoodwynTo walk into Ted Cruz's holding room at the National Religious Liberties Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday afternoon was to walk into quite the group of happy campers.With a friendly motion and a quick smile, the Republican Senator from Texas, looking relaxed in short sleeves, his foot up on the coffee table, waves you over to the chair beside him. It's just the tiniest bit unnerving, the notion flashes across your mind, "He knows I'm with NPR, right?"Yes, everyone knows who you are, and in spite of Cruz's brilliantly recalled denunciations of the liberal media during CNBC's debate, they're just fine with it. This is a political campaign brimming with confidence and a strong sense of momentum. Nobody here's afraid of little ol' me.During a wide-ranging interview, the freshman senator laid out his vision for America and his presidency if elected:Abolish the IRS and institute a flat taxDispatch the FBI and Justice Dept. lawyers to prosecute Planned Parenthood for fraudInvestigateTed Cruz Lying In Wait For His Next Momenthttp://krwg.org/post/ted-cruz-lying-wait-his-next-moment
102275 as http://krwg.orgSat, 07 Nov 2015 18:42:00 +0000Ted Cruz Lying In Wait For His Next MomentWade GoodwynWhen you don't know the facts of a given incident, it's human nature to attempt to fill them in yourself. But in the case of Bowe Bergdahl, there's no way you could concoct the narrative the Army's two-month investigation uncovered.According to the testimony of Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, who led the 22-member team during the investigation, Bergdahl, who was a private first class at the time, quietly slipped away from his bunk and sneaked out of Forward Operating Post Mest in eastern Afghanistan on the night of June 30, 2009.Left behind, stowed neatly atop his bed, were his rifle and night vision goggles. The platoon was due to be rotated out the next morning to a larger base for a little break.So when Lt. John Billings was awakened by one of his men at the crack of dawn to tell him they couldn't find Bergdahl, he figured it was a prank. The post was about the size of a football field, and beyond the wire the area teemed with Taliban.This was a joke, right?Nope. To everyone's complete,The Very Strange Case Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahlhttp://krwg.org/post/very-strange-case-sgt-bowe-bergdahl
99273 as http://krwg.orgThu, 24 Sep 2015 15:45:00 +0000The Very Strange Case Of Sgt. Bowe BergdahlWade GoodwynCopyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit ARUN RATH, HOST: The fate of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now in the hands of his superior officers. An Article 32 hearing was held this week at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. That's the preceding that will determine whether or not Bergdahl will face a court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. If convicted, Bergdahl could be sentenced to life in prison. NPR's Wade Goodwyn has been covering the hearing and has this report.WADE GOODWYN, BYLINE: By far the most serious charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could face is the allegation of misbehavior before the enemy. That's the charge that brings with it the threat of life in prison. The Article 32 hearing was to decide whether or not Bergdahl should be court-martialed, and if so, on one or both of the charges. Desertion brings the possibility of five years in prison. Misbehavior before the enemy is a very unusual charge. In the past, it's mostly been used when soldiers don't doThe Fate Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Now In The Hands Of His Superiorshttp://krwg.org/post/fate-sgt-bowe-bergdahl-now-hands-his-superiors
98920 as http://krwg.orgSat, 19 Sep 2015 21:02:00 +0000The Fate Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Now In The Hands Of His Superiors